PART 18Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
CHAPTER 3Amendment of primary legislation consequential upon amendments made by this Part
Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016I182
1
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 M1 is amended as follows.
2
In section 10 (restriction on requesting assistance under mutual assistance agreements etc.) M2—
a
in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a) and the “and” at the end of that paragraph;
b
in subsection (3), omit the definition of “EU mutual assistance instrument”.
3
In section 15(4) (warrants that may be issued under Chapter 1 of Part 2)—
a
in paragraph (a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”;
b
in paragraph (b), omit “instrument or”.
4
In section 18(1)(h) (persons who may apply for issue of a warrant), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.
5
In section 20(3)(a) (grounds on which warrants may be issued by Secretary of State), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.
6
In section 21(4)(b)(i) (power of Scottish Ministers to issue warrants), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.
7
In section 40 (special rules for certain mutual assistance warrants)—
a
in subsection (1)(a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”;
b
in subsections (3)(a) and (5)(a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or” and “(as the case may be)”.
8
In section 60(1) (Part 2: interpretation), omit the definition of “EU mutual assistance instrument”.